LOT 3136
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian and draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, facing one another / YΠ MHNOΦIΛOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ-N, Sarapis standing facing, head to left, raising right hand and holding sceptre; E (mark of value) in left field. RPC VII.2, 1401; AMNG 1126. Very Fine.(12.42gr, 27mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 3136
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus AE 24mm of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem), Judaea. AD 161-169.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
IMP CAES ANTONINO ET VERO AVG, confronted busts of Marcus and Lucius, each laureate, draped, and cuirassed / COL • AEL CAP, draped bust of Serapis to left, wearing kalathos. RPC IV.3, 6416 (temporary); Meshorer, Aelia 56; Kadman, Aelia 58; Rosenberger 35; Sofaer 55. 7.43gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Trajan AR Tetradrachm of Antioch, Seleucis and Pieria. Struck AD 112/13. Tr Pot XVII Cos VI issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝЄΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ ΓЄΡΜ ΔΑΚ, laureate head to right / ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΙΖ ΥΠΑΤ Ϛ, eagle standing facing on club, head to left, spread wings. RPC III 3544; Prieur 1506 (Tyre). 14.16gr, 27mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Gordian III AE Pentassarion or 5 Assaria of Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior. AD 238-241. ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΣ (Tullius Menophilus), legatus Augusti pro praetore.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
AYT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AYΓ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, facing draped bust of Serapis, wearing kalathos, to left / YΠ MHNOΦIΛOY MAPKIANOΠOΛITΩ, Nike advancing to left, holding wreath and palm; E (mark of value) in right field. RPC VII.2, 1394; AMNG 1142. 13.91gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
